{"id":53227,"date":"2025-06-18T00:27:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T00:27:12","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-03T07:08:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T13:08:48","slug":"cve-2025-4973-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-workreap-wordpress-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4973-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-workreap-wordpress-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-4973: Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Workreap WordPress Plugin<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the digital world, the security of online platforms becomes a growing concern as the rate of cyber-attacks continues to rise. WordPress, being one of the world&#8217;s most popular content management systems, is often a prime target for hackers. One such vulnerability, CVE-2025-4973, poses a significant risk to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5012-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-the-workreap-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61320\">Workreap plugin<\/a> for WordPress. This plugin, used by the Workreap &#8211; Freelance Marketplace WordPress Theme, has a flaw allowing for authentication bypass, which could lead to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31222-potential-privilege-elevation-and-system-compromise-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59734\">system compromise<\/a> or data leakage.<br \/>\nThis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31259-vulnerability-in-macos-sequoia-allowing-for-potential-privilege-escalation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59733\">vulnerability matters because it allows<\/a> unauthenticated attackers to log in as registered users, including administrators, if they know the user&#8217;s email address. Given that this plugin is widely used in freelance marketplaces, it can potentially put a considerable number of websites and their users at risk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-4973<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: System compromise; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6435-firefox-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65168\">potential data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2695798884\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Workreap <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6755-wordpress-plugin-vulnerability-leads-to-arbitrary-file-deletion\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65632\">Plugin for WordPress<\/a> | Up to and including 3.3.1<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The flaw lies in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6688-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-simple-payment-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65167\">authentication process of the Workreap WordPress plugin<\/a>. When a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-34509-hardcoded-user-account-in-sitecore-xm-and-xp-enabling-unauthenticated-remote-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62795\">user verifies their account<\/a> through an email address, the plugin fails to properly verify the user&#8217;s identity prior to logging them in. This allows an attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31022-critical-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-payu-india\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60183\">bypass the regular authentication<\/a> process and log in as the user if they know the user&#8217;s email address. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5485-a-critical-vulnerability-pertaining-to-user-name-enumeration-in-web-management-interfaces\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62796\">vulnerability is only exploitable if the user&#8217;s<\/a> confirmation_key has not already been set by the plugin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2462245225\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>This is a conceptual example of how an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5353-local-authenticated-attacker-exploit-in-ivanti-workspace-control\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60904\">attacker might exploit<\/a> the vulnerability:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/wp-login.php HTTP\/1.1\nHost: vulnerablewebsite.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\nusername=admin@example.com&amp;password=&amp;submit=Log+In<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker is attempting to log in to the account associated with the email address &#8216;admin@example.com&#8217; without providing a password.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Measures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The best way to safeguard against this vulnerability is to apply the vendor patch as soon as it becomes available. In the meantime, a web application firewall (WAF) or intrusion detection system (IDS) can serve as temporary mitigation. Additionally, administrators could consider disabling the email verification feature or enforcing strong, unique <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9114-critical-arbitrary-user-password-change-vulnerability-in-doccure-wordpress-theme\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88278\">passwords for all users<\/a> to further reduce the risk of exploitation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In the digital world, the security of online platforms becomes a growing concern as the rate of cyber-attacks continues to rise. WordPress, being one of the world&#8217;s most popular content management systems, is often a prime target for hackers. One such vulnerability, CVE-2025-4973, poses a significant risk to the Workreap plugin for WordPress. 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